great premise ruined by Michael Bay

Rating: 5/10 (21 January 2014)

this is almost like two different movies. The first half sets up a really interesting, intelligent sci-fi premise, which COULD have resulted in a great, scary, thought provoking classic. Instead, one of the biggest hacks in Hollywood does his usual over the top treatment - non-stop action, stunts, music, quick cuts, slow motion, wreck everything, logic out the window - and the second half turns into one long stupid chase sequence. Bay just can't help himself, because he has zero intelligence or attention span he assumes the audience doesn't either. So disappointing. 5/10 PS Interestingly enough the concept of memories being passed down through DNA is now close to being proved possible.